TY  - JOUR
T1  - Variation of Global Seismicity Across the Equator
AU - , O.I. Popoola AU - , O.S. Hammed 
JO  - Online Journal of Earth Sciences
VL  - 1
IS  - 3
SP  - 136
EP  - 138
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1991-7708
DO  - ojesci.2007.136.138
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ojesci.2007.136.138
KW  - Seismicity
KW  -aseismic
KW  -intraplate
KW  -subduction
KW  -epicenter
AB  - A study of the trend of global seismicity across the equator was carried out in this research. The aim was to see if any notable change in the earthquake occurrence existed from Northern latitudes to the Southern latitudes as is the case with some geophysical phenomena. The region of study consists of a strip of width 10° with the equator as the center. The whole region was subdivided into zones and sub-regions. We discovered that the global Seismicity increased with time in all the regions. And going from North to South, in all the zones and sub-regions, the global Seismicity increased suddenly after crossing the equator. The cause of this global phenomenon which may be responsible for asymmetric shapes of the American and African plates is yet to be understood.
ER  -